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09-26-2007, 01:22 PM
| | | | Bassists that take solos like guitarists
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I want to hear bassists that take a lot of solos. Now I know in jazz there are some instances in which bassists take solos, but I'm thinking more in the genre of metal or rock.
Are there any bassists who do this? Or do none of them exist? |
09-26-2007, 01:31 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: London, UK | | | Have you heard of Billy Sheehan, if not check him out on Youtube that should be pretty eye opening. Check out John Entwistle as well, some great "lead bass playing". Metal I'm not too hot on, but there's no reason why you can't transcribe some of those guitar solo's for bass, it'll be great practice.
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09-26-2007, 01:34 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Union City, California | | they're called guitards  ? |
09-26-2007, 01:35 PM
| | | | I'm familiar with both. Billy Sheehan is sort of what I'm looking for. |
09-26-2007, 01:35 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NJ via NYC | | | Check out some Brian Bromberg while you're at it. This one tune "carlos" in particular dares you to tell the difference between Brian and a guitarist.
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09-26-2007, 01:48 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Central Ohio! | | | Check out Stu Hamm's solo on Joe Satriani's Live in San Francisco CD.... the track is literally called, "Bass Solo"... LOL |
09-26-2007, 01:50 PM
| | | | I saw that. I mean sort of in a band context, that's what I mean by "like a guitar" like in the context of a jam or something. |
09-26-2007, 02:20 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Norway | | It sounds kinda wrong imo, i tried a few times..
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I meant like a regular shred solo, it sounds a bit muddy. but short solo runs and such can be nice, and John Entwistle didnt realy solo much in the band context, he just made a VERY active bassline live sometimes 
Check out Motorhead, i think one song where Lemmy takes the place of the guitar solo is called "Lost in the Ozone" or something like that.
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09-26-2007, 06:49 PM
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09-26-2007, 10:05 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Nova Scotia | | | I would say check out Cliff Burton, of Metallica. There is a solo at 6:35 in the song Orion. The Call of Ktulu has some very guitar-like fills (you just have to listen hard to hear them. And Anesthesia (Pulling Teeth) is an amazing bass solo. Check out some of his live solo's on youtube. |
09-26-2007, 10:05 PM
| | | | cliff burton towards the end of Orion. That extended slo bridge....he does a solo at the very very end and for years I thought it was a guitar until I found out it was a bass. He even said once in an interview "it sounds like a guitar and noone will ever notice the difference unless they really listen."
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09-26-2007, 10:35 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: Auburn Nebraska | | | Ive heard Alex Webster do it a few times on live recordings. |
09-27-2007, 12:50 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Tampa, FL | | I've done it. I just uploaded the song to my old band's myspace page. It's the song called "Let Go," and the solo is at around 3:45. www.myspace.com/killradius1
(I just uploaded it at 2:45am Est Thurs morning....so if it's not there check back in a little bit)
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09-27-2007, 01:51 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Texas, USSA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by T-MOST  Check out some Brian Bromberg while you're at it. This one tune "carlos" in particular dares you to tell the difference between Brian and a guitarist. | I really liked "Trade Show" off that album...also "Fooled Ya". He actually recorded the leads through a real, live, glowing Marshall stack. Said it gave him chills! |
09-27-2007, 04:12 AM
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endorsments: Hartke Hydrive cabs, DR strings | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: charleston, sc | | | on my stuff with aghora, i take alot of 6 string or 5 string fretless solos they are very jazzy, yet we are a prog-metal act.
come to my myspace page. listen to DIME in the middle i have a tap then finger solo
and then if you listen to atmas heave, i have tapping in every chorus, and then a slap bass solo towards the mid- end b4 the main guitar solo.
also on the album i probably have solos in 7 of the 11 tracks that are songs. ( 2 other tracks are intro and outro , with no bass) |
09-27-2007, 04:42 AM
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09-27-2007, 05:23 AM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Marathon Man | | | Billy Sheehan was the first name that popped into my head when speaking of a rock and metal context.
Bassists take solos all over the place. Look at Mark King, he does it all the time in a pop/fusion context! |
09-27-2007, 05:49 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pacific Northwest | | | Check out John Onder on Joey Taffolla's album "Infra-Blue"
The album is a good showcase of guitar, drums, and bass. John and Joey do a lot of trading off on solos. Amazing album.
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09-27-2007, 06:47 AM
| | | | Listen to any New Order or Joy Division song
Thats all Hooky did, was take the guitarists space, but in a bass sounding way- not trying to be a guitarist, but certainly not the bass part either.
One of the most original and overlooked bass players ever
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